Cryptography

Molly Smith & Tyler Prentice

Cryptography is the practice and study of secure communication methods. Messages are made secret using cryptosystems to encode a message that is then decoded by the intended recipient. This project explores different types of cryptosystems. We will also be presenting our own cryptosystem that has been programmed in Python.

• Molly Smith is a senior mathematics major. She graduated from Beaufort High School in 2021. She hopes to pursue a career in data analysis after graduating in December.

• Tyler Prentice is a senior mathematics education major graduating in May 2024. He plans to start teaching immediately after graduation at a school in the Anderson area.